Claude Bolling obituary
Claude Bolling obituary Leading figure in French jazz, as a pianist, composer and bandleader, who also wrote more than 100 film scores Claude Bolling’s hero was Duke Ellington, which prompted the writer Boris Vian to give him the nickname ‘Bollington’. Photograph: Christian Ducasse/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Claude Bolling’s hero was Duke Ellington, which prompted the writer Boris Vian to give him the nickname ‘Bollington’. Photograph: Christian Ducasse/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images JohnFordham Thu 31 Dec 2020 10.23 EST Last modified on Wed 13 Jan 2021 08.01 EST Claude Bolling, the piani...
Source: theguardian.com